Coming to Toronto......

For those of you living in Ontario

The Artist Project runs from February 22 - 28

at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place,

195 Princes Boulevard, Toronto.

And as usual Mark will be there

with his gorgeous Georgian Bay landscapes.

You can find him at Booth #536

Do go and have a chat!

And this year I am happy to say

a friend of mine, Nadine Belliveau, from Baie Sainte-Marie

 will also be there at Booth #319....

....with her beautiful acrylic Nova Scotian landscapes.

Stoney Beach Inspiration

And so December arrives

And speckled stones still dot our shorelines

Some stones look like the land

or perhaps a map of the land

But all stones reflect their life experiences

as do we

Some are cut deep beneath 

beneath barely visible scars

Some are so smooth

their life experience is barely visible

Others are fragile and so delicate

but often the strongest among us.

As they gather on our Western shores

they get to experience sunsets

like streaks of colour against soft grey skies

This streaky sunset in particular made me think of Mark's skies

Untamed Things Group of Canadian Landscape Artists

 

 Those of you in Ontario will have seen the Toronto Start article

On Canoe Lake, A Stroke Behind Tom Thomson 

by Murray Whyte

Mark and a bunch of his Canadian landscape friends

who are all fans of Tom Thomson

have formed the group

Untamed Things
(Words taken from the To Thomson Memorial Plaque)

They have made trips up into Algonquin Park

over the past year.

They are all producing great work
getting ready for their show at Arta Gallery
September 6-19

Mark Berens

Wapomeo Island

where they brought Tom Thomson after he drowned

Mark Berens

Canoe Lake

On the climb up to the Tom Thomson tribute plaque

where he often worked

Mark Berens

Canoe Lake with Wapomeo Island in the distance

Mark Berens
Kiosk Lake

The opening reception is Friday, September 8
6 - 9 pm
Go and join this nice bunch of artists if you can
and tell Mark his Mom sent you!

Wish I could be there

Good luck guys.

Look For Mark Berens At The Artist Project

If you are in Toronto or it's environs you might be interested in

dropping by Booth 927 at the Artist Project

in the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.

That is where our talented Mark

will be found from February 18-21.

As you can see his studio is bursting

with new paintings

of his beautiful renderings of Georgian Bay.

Some of his smaller paintings are lovely tree tops.

I have always loved his water over rocks.

Important Dates and Times

Early Access Preview

Thursday 18th 5-10 pm

Opening Night Party
Thursday 18th 7-10 pm

Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am -6pm

for more information go to
http://www.theartistproject.com/
or
http://www.markberensart.com/

Just tell him his mother sent you!
That will amuse him!

 Night Party

Thursday  - 10 PM

Saturday 11 AM - 8 PM
Sunday 11 AM - 6 PM

McMichael Gallery Autumn Sale

 Massasauga Pine

It's that time of year again

when

 Cliff Twilight

You will find Mark and his paintings

 Algonquin Island Sunset

at the McMichael Gallery In Kleinburg, Ontario.

 Killbear Pride

My favourite gallery in the whole wide world.

Moose Bay Sunrise

My favourite artist in the whole wide world!

Travelling

I am leaving this valley

where the heron are settling in

just for a couple of weeks.

First to Fibreworks

for a week with wonderful quilters

then to Mark and Donna

for a precious week with family.

See you in June.

From Mark's Studio

Think he's going through his orange phase!

Currently hanging at Brights Gallery

in Blue Mountain Village

If you live nearby they are having a reception for Mark
on July 6th from 4 to 7 p.m.
Go and tell him you know his mother!

Work in progress

Don't you love how he has placed that background barn going off the picture

My favourites are always the Georgian Bay watery ones

Cool rocks at sunset

Leaning against the wall

Piled up against a wall!

Donna's Jewellery

I think I've mentioned Donna's jewellery before.

Today I wanted to share her silver trees with you

simply because I love them

and I love Donna too.

because she loves my son Mark!

They are a creative couple

dedicated to their art and each other.

Thinking of Mark

We've been thinking of Mark this weekend

who is participating in a show at the wonderful McMichael Gallery

in Kleinburg..

If you're nearby

do go and drop by.....you'll love his work.

I love these trees on a rocky shore.

And just look at how he makes that water sparkle.

Mark is brilliant at bringing water to life....

Mark is a Pisces.....

You'd think that his family would have put two and two together....

But no, it took a stranger wandering into Mark's gallery

"The Artist's Den" in Collingwood

to point that out!